I've already mentioned that my mom is a professional violinist. Not only is this my mother's profession - it is her ministry. Mom uses her musical gifts to bless the people around her. I mentioned before that my mom is quite the socialite. Well, as she gets to know people she learns their birthdays - and on their birthdays she will surprise them at their workplace and play 'Happy Birthday' for them on the violin. It's quite a sight. My mom has played for people in the local grocery store, the local library, the mechanic, the hardware store, etc. etc. If she knows it's your birthday she will show up and play.
A particularly moving story is when my mom went to the hospital to play for a friend during her chemo treatments for breast cancer. In times of trauma and fear, mom is there to play the soothing sounds that she has dedicated her life to perfecting. Mom plays for weddings and for funerals - both professionally but also for friends. I even got to play in a wedding with her once. It was her and I and my sisters and two of my friends. We played fiddle tunes for the barn-dance style wedding and mom had fun playing with kids for a change. Mom has had grown men approach her and admit that her playing moved them to tears. I can tell you she's certainly moved my father to tears more than once with her music.
My mom knows what she does best, and she isn't afraid to use that to be a part of people's most special and intimate and vulnerable moments. I only hope that I can discover and hone my gifts as mom has so that I can serve others as she has always done and continues to do.
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